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David Loebsack: We cannot and should not judge the success of our country by the size or health of the stock portfolios of the super…

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
We cannot and should not judge the success of our country by the size or health of the stock portfolios of the super rich.

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Critiques measuring national success by wealth of the rich rather than middle-class prosperity.

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